BAKU, Azerbaijan, Dec. 9
By Fakhri Vakilov - Trend:
Academy of Scientific Research and Technology of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research of Egypt issued a patent for an innovative knockout (shutdown) technology of cotton genes developed by scientists of the Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics of Uzbekistan’s Academy of Sciences, Trend reports citing Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Innovative Development.
“This is another recognition of achievements of Uzbek scientists in the field of cotton biotechnology at the international level,” the Ministry said.
An application for patenting this technology in Egypt was filed by Uzbek scientists in 2013, and only after 6 years of lengthy correspondence, the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research of Egypt issued a patent for this technology.
Earlier, patents in the USA, Uzbekistan and Russia were obtained for the technology of knockout of cotton genes developed by scientists of Uzbekistan, and the next patent expands the possibilities for licensing it on a global scale.
Cotton knockout technology is the sixth generation innovative technology. It was developed by Uzbek scientists in 2008. Further research has led to the creation of high-yielding, precocious, long-fiber, drought-and salt-tolerant biotechnological varieties of cotton of the Porlock series based on the technology.
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